John Bertrand (sailor, born 1956)

John Bertrand

Personal information
Full name	John Joseph Bertrand
Born	March 25, 1956 (1956-03-25) (age 68) San Mateo, California, U.S.
Medal record Men's sailing Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles Finn class

John Joseph Bertrand (born March 25, 1956, in San Mateo, California) is an American former competitive sailor and Olympic silver medalist.

Career

Bertrand sailed with John Kolius on board Courageous in the 1983 America's Cup defender's trials.^[1]

At the 1984 Summer Olympics, Bertrand finished in second place in the Finn class. He was then involved in the New York Yacht Club's challenge for the 1987 Louis Vuitton Cup, first as tactician and then replacing Kolius as skipper.^[2]

He again raced alongside Kolius on Abracadabra 2000 during the 2000 Louis Vuitton Cup.

References

1. Lloyd, Barbara (September 20, 1985). "America Ii Skipper Resigns His Post". The New York Times.
2. "America's Cup: America II Skipper Grooms Tough Crew".

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Bertrand". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2010.